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  Four college senior management teams wanted for pilot LSIS leadership training – 25th November 2009

  Four college senior management teams will benefit from piloting new LSIS leadership training.   Open to all senior management teams of learning and skills providers.   Sustainable development is an agenda that is considered increasingly pressing, but how can organisations respond in a...

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  EAUC Seeking Events & Programmes Manager – 17th November 2009

  The sustainability champion for UK universities and colleges has an exciting opportunity for an exceptional person Programme & Events Manager (6-12 month fixed term maternity cover) Based at our Cheltenham office £24,152 - £28,839 Ref: S729 The EAUC seeks to appoint a Programmes and Ev...

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  Carbon Reduction Target and Strategy for the FE Sector in England – 4th November 2009

  What is it? The government’s Low Carbon Transition Plan published in July states that: "Every part of Government will need to help drive the transition that is needed to live within the UK’s carbon budgets. For the first time, each major government department will have its own carbon bu...

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  EAUC Seeking Sustainable ICT Project Manager – 29th October 2009

  EAUC Sustainable ICT Project Manager (2 years fixed term) - C/D 13/11/09 Based at our Cheltenham office £24,152 - £28,839 The EAUC seeks a Sustainable ICT Project Manager who will be responsible for the delivery of its JISC-funded ICT Energy and Carbon Management Programme in England. Acting...

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  Carbon Reduction Target and Strategy for Higher Education in England - EAUC Response – 21st October 2009

  The EAUC has now published its response to the HEFCE, UUK & GuildHE Consultation on a carbon reduction target and strategy for higher education in England. The consultation response is on behalf of the members of the EAUC and we would like to thank everyone who provided their comments. To view...

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  New Sustainable Development Curriculum Guides Published on SORTED – 19th October 2009

  Two new sustainable development curriculum guides have been published on the SORTED website. The two documents, written by ESD Consulting on behalf of the LSC and supported by the EAUC, are designed to help learning organisations embed sustainable development into their curriculum. The first g...

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  EAUC Governance Review – 30th September 2009

  Information For Full EAUC Members Only EAUC membership, staff, turnover and activity has grown significantly in the last three years. In March 2009 the EAUC Board took the decision to review its governance to ensure it was fit for purpose and the Constitution still appropriate. The process has...

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  The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy multimedia resource is launched! – 18th September 2009

  An important new educational resource was launched on September 18th, 2009 The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy takes a sharp look at the skills, attributes and competencies that learners will need for surviving and thriving in the 21st century. It is a free multimedia resource with intervie...

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  Sign-up NOW for the Sustainable Procurement course! – 14th September 2009

  Covers levels 1 & 2 of the Flexible Framework Leeds City College - 30 September 2009 The aim of this one day event is to help institutions embed sustainability into their purchasing practice using the Government’s Flexible Framework as a guide and monitoring tool. The day will be made up o...

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  New-look sustainability website launched today! SORTED – 7th September 2009

  SORTED -The Sustainability Online Resource and Toolkit for Education  www.eauc.org.uk/sorted   SORTED aims to help staff in further education and work-based learning understand sustainability and how it relates to their organisations. Funded by the Learning Skills Council (LSC) and managed by the...

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  Invitation to participate in Tree O’Clock - 5th December 2009 – 7th September 2009

  The National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) is pleased to announce that it is working in partnership with the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC), the National Union of Students and the BBC Breathing Places campaign to invite Universities and Students&rs...

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  14th Annual EAUC Conference - Dates for your Diary! 22-24 March 2010, Bangor University – 7th September 2009

  The EAUC has now announced the date and venue of the 14th Annual EAUC Conference. The conference, which is THE  annual environmental and sustainability event for the UK Further and Higher Education sector, will be held at Bangor University on 22nd - 24th March 2010. Further information will be added...

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  Get a FREE PC Energy Audit! – 20th August 2009

  As part of the EAUC Green ICT project IT Energy would like to invite fellow members to receive a free no obligation PC energy audit, this audit will help you understand the potential savings that can be obtained by deploying power management techniques across your organisation. This free of charge s...

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  New EAUC Professional Development Programme - Out Now! – 10th August 2009

  The 2009-2010 EAUC Professional Development Programme is now out. Currently there are 8 training events running until December 2009. Further events for 2010 will be announced shortly. Events range from Knowing Your Waste, CSR and Sustainable Procurement. Click here for full details....

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  EAUC Seeking CUSP Placements – 10th August 2009

  We are recruiting for 2 CUSP (College & University Sustainability Placement) Graduates - a Project Officer for our Scotland Office, based at Queen Margaret University, and a Green Gown Awards Officer for our Cheltenham Office, based at University of Gloucestershire. CUSP, run by StudentForce in p...

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  The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy - Now Available – 4th August 2009

  'The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy: skills for a changing world' has now been published in paperback. The book arose from a larger project, Soundings in Sustainability Literacy which was coordinated by the EAUC in partnership with a number of other organisations. A multimedia version of the bo...

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  Latest Consultations – 30th July 2009

  If you would like the EAUC to send in a collaborative response on the consultations below, then please review and send us your comments by 10 September. Please send all comments to [email protected].   CONSULTATION OPENS ON A CARBON REDUCTION TARGET AND STRATEGY A joint consultation between HE...

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  EAUC comment on University carbon reduction targets – 21st July 2009

  Please find below a link to an article taken from Tuesday's 21st July 2009 Guardian Newspaper on carbon reduction targets in Universities. The article includes comments by Iain Patton, Executive Director, EAUC, in which he stresses the importance of ensuring "learners are exposed to knowledge an...

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  Invitation to Tender - Promoting Poverty-Aware Procurement on Campus – 21st July 2009

  Closing date - 12 noon, Monday 17 August 2009 The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) invites tenders for delivery of its Promoting Poverty-Aware Procurement Campus project. Funded by the Department for International Development, the aim of the project is to raise a...

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  Green Britain Day – 9th July 2009

  Everyone's eyes will be on London in 2012. This is our once in a lifetime chance to come together to make a positive difference, and to show the world that Britain is leading the fight against climate change. Team Green Britain is about team work to make life better for ourselves and better for o...

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